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This is a list of
Sinhalese people by their country of domicile or origin. All communities that speak Sinhalese or spoke Sinhalese and originally came from Sri Lanka are included. Sinhalese are the majority ethnic group in
Sri Lanka .
Academics
Activists
Actors and actresses
Archaeologists and anthropologists
Architects and Civil Engineers
Authors
Aviators
Broadcasters
Buddhist monks
Civil servants
Clergy
Cardinal
Malcolm Ranjith
Cyril Abeynaike , 10th
bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
Tissa Balasuriya (Catholic)
Cardinal
Thomas Cooray , 8th
archbishop of Colombo
Ivan Corea (Anglican)
Duleep de Chickera , 14th
bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
Lakdasa De Mel , 1st
bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican)
Lynn de Silva (Methodist)
Harold de Soysa , 9th
bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
Frank Marcus Fernando , 3rd bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw
Nicholas Marcus Fernando (1932-2020), Roman Catholic
Archbishop of Colombo from 1977 to 2002
Kenneth Fernando , 13th
bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
Swithin Fernando , 11th
bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
Oswald Gomis , 10th archbishop of
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo
Kumara Illangasinghe , 4th
bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican)
Marcelline Jayakody (Catholic)
Andrew Kumarage , 3rd
bishop of Colombo (Anglican)
Valence Mendis , current bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw
Edmund Peiris (1897-1989),
Bishop of Chilaw from 1940 to 1972, President of the
Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka from 1959 to 1961
Elmo Noel Joseph Perera , 5th bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle
Aloysius Pieris ,
Jesuit
Catholic priest
Ernest Poruthota (1931-2020), Roman Catholic priest and author
Cardinal
Malcolm Ranjith , current
archbishop of Colombo (Catholic)
Lakshman Wickremasinghe , 2nd
bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican)
Composers and conductors
Corporate leaders
Dilith Jayaweera
Diplomats
Jayantha Dhanapala
Economists
Fashion
Filmmakers
Freedom agitators and martyrs
Industrialists
Journalists
Judges
Military personnel
Air Force
Army
Navy
Monarchs and royalty
Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy
Musicians and singers
Painters
Philosophers
Policemen
Politicians
Mahinda Rajapaksa
D. S. Senanayake
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Ranil Jayawardena
Scientists
Sportspeople
Racing
Athletics
Cricket
Swimming
Technologists
Chamath Palihapitiya
Trade unionists
Writers
References
See also